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  • #41
  • Oct 29, 2012 11:08pm Oct 29, 2012 11:08pm
First, you have to ask on what time frame.

Obviously, a scalper on a 1 or 5 minutes time frame will trade more.

I trade on the daily chart and my trades can go on for weeks after I entered them. My last entry for instance was 6 days ago.
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  • #42
  • Nov 15, 2012 9:57am Nov 15, 2012 9:57am
It depends from the market situation. At moment I prefer scalping. That's why sometimes I have 15 trades per day. And sometimes there are only 3 of them per week.
  • #43
  • Nov 24, 2012 2:33am Nov 24, 2012 2:33am
depend on the market, when market is quiet just walk away
  • #44
  • Nov 27, 2012 4:06am Nov 27, 2012 4:06am
The question of how many trades to take in a week really depends on your own trading style.

I trade on Daily charts only. I do not count trades per week. I averaged about 3 to 5 trades a month.

There are traders trading on low time frames like M15 or even M5. They can be taking 20 trades a day.

So knowing how many trades to take a week is really not important. The number of trades taken is just a reflection of your trading style.
  • #45
  • Nov 27, 2012 4:50am Nov 27, 2012 4:50am
Quoting piptometer
The question of how many trades to take in a week really depends on your own trading style.

I trade on Daily charts only. I do not count trades per week. I averaged about 3 to 5 trades a month.

There are traders trading on low time frames like M15 or even M5. They can be taking 20 trades a day.

So knowing how many trades to take a week is really not important. The number of trades taken is just a reflection of your trading style.
True indeed.
  • #46
  • Nov 27, 2012 5:09am Nov 27, 2012 5:09am
Quoting piptometer
The question of how many trades to take in a week really depends on your own trading style.
Yeah, I think so too. My trading strategy allows me trade several times in week.
  • #47
  • Nov 27, 2012 10:45am Nov 27, 2012 10:45am
I make about 4 - 5 trades per day, but what dictates is the markets and the pricing and of course if I managed to meet my weekly quota in equity growth.

I'm hoping, some day i'll be a swing trader, making weekly entry/exits rather than a daily basis.
  • #48
  • Dec 3, 2012 2:07am Dec 3, 2012 2:07am
1-4 times a week, but there are weeks that i do not place a trade i just my ongoing positions
  • #49
  • Dec 3, 2012 4:39am Dec 3, 2012 4:39am
I trade the H1 charts on 6 pairs...on average I get 2 to 12 trading opportunities per day. However, I don't sit in front of my computer all the time, so most days I take 2-4 trades on average.
  • #50
  • Dec 3, 2012 4:49am Dec 3, 2012 4:49am
1 x a month or so. last trade 20 oct.

i love it. it suits my personality.
  • #51
  • Dec 4, 2012 7:59pm Dec 4, 2012 7:59pm
Quoting macroman
1 x a month or so. last trade 20 oct.

i love it. it suits my personality.
Not sure if I can stick at trading once a month..but it's great that it is working for you..
  • #52
  • Dec 5, 2012 2:14am Dec 5, 2012 2:14am
I am trading only 4-6 deals a month now, seems not bad.
  • #53
  • Dec 5, 2012 3:37am Dec 5, 2012 3:37am
Quoting Forexnuts
Not sure if I can stick at trading once a month..but it's great that it is working for you..

i work. therefore suits me well. If not working I would add shortterm strategy, likely intraday. Instead, i use part of pay to finance aggressive bet increases. Getting to desired size with compounding is lenghty process especially with this type of frequency. To become proficient intraday will take some time, so benefit of working, i need to be good in swing trading only. If I fail at current attempt, will repeat.
  • #54
  • Dec 6, 2012 4:32am Dec 6, 2012 4:32am
Usually two, maybe three a week.
  • #55
  • Dec 6, 2012 4:36am Dec 6, 2012 4:36am
That's great to know and kind of curious..if all the part time traders out there tend to post trades over a longer period rather than do intra day trades?
And on swing - yes, can see your point of view and yeah, it takes a while before you can get a good % return.
  • #56
  • Dec 7, 2012 5:17am Dec 7, 2012 5:17am
I trader everyday well at least my EA does this for me.
  • #57
  • Dec 7, 2012 7:59am Dec 7, 2012 7:59am
I was trading four to five times day sometimes with multiple positions open.. depends how much heat you can handle (and your account!)
Also a winning strategy does play a major part.. if you have something that works then the amount of trades per day is irrelevant given your risk/reward
  • #58
  • Dec 11, 2012 1:50pm Dec 11, 2012 1:50pm
Monday to Thursday. I don't like trading on Friday.
  • #59
  • Dec 28, 2012 9:28am Dec 28, 2012 9:28am
Whenever I see a set up. Think it's at least 7-8 a day. Maximum is 25
  • #60
  • Dec 29, 2012 4:16am Dec 29, 2012 4:16am
about 3 to 5 trades. It might varies depending on the market movements and also whether a particular chart fulfills my method/strategy.
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